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Important: Update your new iPhone
Install iOS 17.0.2 *before* transferring your data.
Leander Kahney
September 22, 2023
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Big day today!
First: If you just received a new iPhone 15, be sure to update it to iOS 17.0.2 before transferring any data during setup — or you might be looking at a big headache.
Also in today’s newsletter:
As the iPhone 15 went on sale around the world, there was actually a melee at a mall in Dubai. A crush of shoppers jostled with mall guards and almost trampled each other in the rush to get the new iPhones. First time I’ve ever seen that! Be sure to check the bonkers videos in the post.
If you’re setting up your new iPhone or Apple Watch, check our guides to do it the right way. The how-tos might save you from problems and glitches. (Here they are for iPhone and Apple Watch.)
And here’s how you should reset your iPhone if you’re trading it in or selling it.
If you need new charging cables and/or charging bricks, see our guide to the best USB-C accessories.
— Leander Kahney, EIC.
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Tweetz o’ the day
Presenting the #iPhone15 range of lenses: 0.5x, 1x, 3x and 5x
— Tyler Stalman (@stalman)
6:14 AM • Sep 22, 2023
Upgrading my home setup so I can run Slack, Gmail, and Jira at the same time:
— Chris Bakke (@ChrisJBakke)
4:46 PM • Sep 21, 2023
From early reactions I was expecting the fine weave case to be terrible but after a day, I’m ok with it. Not a leather alternative though
Also thanks for the ssd clamp @KondorBlue, I think this is the start of something interesting
— Tyler Stalman (@stalman)
6:41 PM • Sep 21, 2023
Some people are worrying about the iPhone 15 Pro overheating and not charging while in Apple's new "console" gaming mode.
Here's the solution to BOTH problems: Apple's USB-C multiport adapter geni.us/f79i
1. Use the HDMI port to connect iPhone to a display
2. Use..— Vadim Yuryev (@VadimYuryev)
5:17 AM • Sep 21, 2023
One more thing ...
There’s some notion that because I was abandoned, I worked very hard so I could do well and make my parents wish they had me back, or some such nonsense, but that’s ridiculous. Knowing I was adopted may have made me feel more independent, but I have never felt abandoned. I’ve always felt special. My parents made me feel special.
Today’s poll
How do you get your new iPhones? |
Results from yesterday’s poll: Do you protect your iPhone in a case and/or screen protector?
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